Extra Gear Slot: Face?

[Chrees]

So as you all know, we already have "head" gear slot. Unfortunately, this also groups gear such as glasses, goggles, masks, etc. into "head" gear as well. While this is technically true (they are on the head), I propose that "head" be split into two groups: "head" and "face."

That way, I can still be wearing glasses, for instance, while I'm wearing a cowl or some sort of hat. Gear such as a Velveteen Sugarloaf Hat (which adds tiny glasses) would display the "face" gear instead, unless specified otherwise using a text command such as /display face off. Helms (which sometimes cover the whole face) would obviously continue to obstruct the "face" gear no matter what, unless of course they decide to implement an option to put up visors, in which case the face gear would become visible.

So SE...am I not allowed to wear glasses all the time? My poor Lalafell eyes are bad enough already; walking around without my prescription glasses would only worsen my eyesight. So please, allow me to wear my glasses all the time.

Also, I realize that "face" gear sounds a bit awkward, but it's the only word I could think of that accurately describes the region that this gear would be worn. If anyone has a better idea, please feel free to let me know!

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EDIT (4/23/2011): As Forde noted in this post, the terms "upper," "middle" and possibly also "lower" head gear sound much more appealing. Thanks for the suggestion!

EDIT (9/5/2011): Example of what would be possible: LINK (Isn't that just adorable?!)

EDIT (10/17/2011): Another example of what's possible, courtesy of opal: LINK

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UPDATE (11/30/2011)

This is a bit late, but it was noted that this was addressed (along with up/down positions for hoods, which other people have talked about in this thread) in the "Letter from the Producer LIVE Part II" and I totally forgot to include it here. Thanks Inaaca!

Q: In 2.0, will head and face gear slots be separated so that players can equip a hat and glasses at the same time?

A: Regarding separating head and face gear slots, this may be a bit tricky due to memory restrictions. This is not in our plans for the release of version 2.0. However whether it is doable or not in the long term, it's a bit hard to confirm at the moment.

Q: You're displaying concept art in the slideshow behind you. I noticed that the white mage was shown with her hood both up and down. Will players be able to toggle between these looks?

A: We're nearly at the final stage of implementation. Testing continues, but we've been informed that this will be very difficult to implement.

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UPDATE (12/22/2011)

Regarding the job-specific gear in this picture, which is coming in patch 1.21, and the ability to raise/lower the WHM hood and WAR mask:

WHM would prefer a hood on it!

1. WAR helmet better have the option of putting the mask part down.

When it launches, it won't be possible for WHM to wear their hood and the WAR to put down their mask, but the dev. team is working their hardest to get the specs just right so that you guys can choose which way to wear them in version 2.0.

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UPDATE (1/27/2012)

I know this isn't about my original post, but there were a few people talking about cowls in this thread, and how it hides your hair. Good news! This will be fixed come 2.0.

Hey everyone! We asked the dev. team about cowls and other head-wear hiding your gorgeous locks and they let us know that your hair will show with these types of equipment in version 2.0.

[Grit]

Dorky little mages need pointy hats and glasses. I support this idea.

[Neogohan1]

I'm game for this too, would definately love to be wearing a pair of sunglasses (if ever added) and rocking a cool gladiator style helmet.

[origamikitsune]

I always wear glasses / goggles / etc., and I would love to be able to wear a hat, too.

[Len]

I've seen in-game NPCs that wear a cowl + mask combination, so maybe it's a possibility in the future.

[Chrees]

I've seen in-game NPCs that wear a cowl + mask combination, so maybe it's a possibility in the future.

See, I thought the same thing! Then again, there are NPCs that also have what are supposedly Arcanist weapons, so I guess we'll have to wait and see.

[SirEdeonX]

I'd love this actually

[Neogohan1]

I can't wait for gear to start looking badass, maybe in future they'll make it visually appealing to have +1,+2,+3? and even ways to upgrade gear in other ways for various effects. (even if not with armor, at least with weapons)

[Fleur]

Having spent a lot of time wearing a cowl, it always did irk me that I couldn't wear spectacles or circlets with it to add a nice touch. Of course it makes sense that I can't wear a hat or a beret with a cowl, but spectacles or a circlet would fit just fine and look quite nice! Same thing with hats and glasses.

On the downside, they would probably need to adjust the stats of various items, since it seems in their grand scheme of stats 'n stuff they only allow for you to have one head/face item ( I mean, we can only have so many slots for jewelry, so they must have a reason right?). And then a lot of people would see the need to buy two items for their head instead of just one, which some people might find annoying (just playing devil's advocate here, lol).

[Chrees]

Having spent a lot of time wearing a cowl, it always did irk me that I couldn't wear spectacles or circlets with it to add a nice touch. Of course it makes sense that I can't wear a hat or a beret with a cowl, but spectacles or a circlet would fit just fine and look quite nice! Same thing with hats and glasses.

On the downside, they would probably need to adjust the stats of various items, since it seems in their grand scheme of stats 'n stuff they only allow for you to have one head/face item ( I mean, we can only have so many slots for jewelry, so they must have a reason right?). And then a lot of people would see the need to buy two items for their head instead of just one, which some people might find annoying (just playing devil's advocate here, lol).

No no, that's fine, haha. This is something I was thinking about as well. Maybe they could just make them cosmetic, the way undershirts and undergarments are? This might make a lot of people mad, since the current gear that would be converted to "face" gear might see a big decrease in price; but then again, maybe the demand would then become greater, so the decrease in price would be balanced out. At least then it would mean more revenue for the classes that make the gear, since players would then have two slots to fill instead of one.